{"id":13347,"date":"2016-03-15T05:38:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T10:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13347"},"modified":"2016-03-15T06:59:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T11:59:36","slug":"kyghts-ppv-evaluation-wwe-roadblock-bestworst-match-best-move-biggest-letdown-updated-2016-ppv-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/15\/kyghts-ppv-evaluation-wwe-roadblock-bestworst-match-best-move-biggest-letdown-updated-2016-ppv-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyght&#8217;s PPV Evaluation &#8211; WWE Roadblock: Best\/Worst Match, Best Move, Biggest Letdown, more; Updated Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1390616381\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>PPV Evaluation &#8211; WWE Roadblock<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>March 12, 2016 on WWE Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH \u2013 DEAN AMBROSE VS. TRIPLE H<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s not exactly news that Triple H knows how to main event a show, but this match exceeded my expectations. Ambrose looked great as well, and I&#8217;d like to see some more matches between the two down the road, although that&#8217;s highly unlikely. An excellent effort that started slowly but built to very credible nearfalls that the crowd in Toronto ate up. And, regardless of current apathy towards it, I&#8217;m still confident that\u00a0Triple H\u00a0and Roman Reigns will have a great match to main event WrestleMania. A nice to end to the show.<\/p>\n<p>WORST MATCH \u2013 SAMI ZAYN VS. STARDUST<\/p>\n<p>Not sure what the WWE was trying to achieve with this one, but it was an unremarkable match that went much too long. The crowd didn&#8217;t seem to care, either, which is a shame for both guys who certainly have a lot to offer. The Stardust gimmick has run its course.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST SURPRISE \u2013 NONE<\/p>\n<p>This was essentially a televised house show, and not a particularly necessary one. Everything stayed the Mania course.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST LETDOWN \u2013 BROCK LESNAR VS. NOT BRAY WYATT<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3809720290\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>This was a complete bait and switch, and there&#8217;s no other way to spin it. I&#8217;m guessing that they didn&#8217;t want to book either man to lose, but the simple way around that is to just not book the match, no? Luke Harper is great, and as &#8216;big men for Brock to throw around&#8217; guys go, he&#8217;s a great choice. But why didn&#8217;t they just advertise this as the match from the start?<\/p>\n<p>BEST QUOTE \u2013 &#8220;YOU STILL GOT IT!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>JBL seemingly chanted at this at Jericho for about a minute, and it got tired quickly. I&#8217;m giving it the nod here because Triple H is older than Jericho &#8230; wonder why JBL didn&#8217;t chant it at him?<\/p>\n<p>BEST MOVE \u2013 AMBROSE MISSED ELBOW<\/p>\n<p>No matter how many times they do it, a table spot seemingly never fails to garner a pop, and Ambrose&#8217;s &#8216;wild man&#8217; character throwing caution to the wind only to have it backfire and lead to the loss was a good end to a very good match.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH FINISH \u2013 TRIPLE H VS. DEAN AMBROSE<\/p>\n<p>After a great back and forth, Triple H outsmarted his challenger, followed by the Pedigree and the clean win. Yeah, it was\u00a0predictable. But it\u00a0was\u00a0also smart. I did not see any need to shake things up with Ambrose winning here, and Triple H looks unstoppable going into Dallas. It&#8217;ll be interesting to see the build over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2786346179\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Natalya and Charlotte had a very good match. Natalya is always great in the ring, and it was nice to see them get some time. I&#8217;d seek this one out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The NXT tag match was fun, although the crowd seemed a bit indifferent. Still, I like the idea of mixing the NXT talent into the fold on shows like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They wanted Chris Jericho to be booed in Canada. Fine. So they put him in there with Jack Swagger, a guy who&#8217;s gimmick is that he loves America. Huh?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The New Day and The League of Nations\u00a0had a basic, but entertaining opener. I&#8217;m guessing this leads to a multi-man match at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT IT\u2019LL BE REMEMBERED FOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not much. This was essentially a house show, and while nothing was particularly awful, it was just kind of there. I&#8217;d check out the main event and the women&#8217;s title match for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 2016 PPV EVALUATION RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; ROH 14TH ANNIVERSARY (2016-02-26)<br \/>\n2 \u2013 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE (2016-01-24)<br \/>\n3 &#8211; WWE FASTLANE (2016-02-21)0<br \/>\n4 &#8211; WWE ROADBLOCK (2016-03-12<br \/>\n5 \u2013 TNA ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE! (2016-01-08)<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow me on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nathankyght\" target=\"_blank\">@nathankyght<\/a>. Let&#8217;s be pals.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4068012508\"><div id=\"pwtor-2730812568\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PPV Evaluation &#8211; WWE Roadblock March 12, 2016 on WWE Network BEST MATCH \u2013 DEAN AMBROSE VS. 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